"Qingzai, why did you come over today?"

"That's right, you and Xueyou are competitors at the Academy Awards!"

"Qingzai, someone saw you and Lin Jiaxin drinking tea together a few days ago, are you patting and dragging?"

“……”

On the night of March 14, at the entrance of a cinema in Central, Chu Qing had just appeared, but he was stopped by reporters and forcibly interviewed by the wall. Today is the premiere of "Man Forty", this film belongs to the first nomination and then the release, Hui Anhua's literary film is still very popular in Hong Kong, and the momentum is not small.

When he entered the industry, he was always stumbling in front of the media, and he has experienced a lot, and now he is a bit skillful and self-assured.

"Brother Xueyou is my big brother, we have a very good relationship in private, even if we compete at the same time, it will not affect the relationship. What's more, I think Brother Xueyou's acting skills have always been underestimated, and if he wins an award, I will only be happy for him. ”

Chu Qing had to raise his head so as not to be poked in the chin by the reckless rookie with the microphone, and said with a smile: "Similarly, Lin Jiaxin and I are also good friends, and it is not strange for friends to meet and drink tea." Don't talk nonsense, I have a girlfriend, don't hurt me! ”

After listening to his explanation, the reporters were expected. The whole world knows that these two are sweet and sweet, if there is no conclusive evidence, such as kissing photos, or going out of the hotel together and other hot gossip, Leng wants to say that he is cheating and empathy, no one will believe it at all.

Since Chu Qing is usually low-key, but his popularity is still strong, it is easy to seize the opportunity, so he naturally wants to ask for a good time.

"I heard that you took Ye Jinhong's new film and played against the TWINS, do you know anything about them?"

"Well, I don't listen to songs very much, but I know them, because the streets are full of big pictures of TWINS, and they are very beautiful and have that kind of youthful energy. I am very much looking forward to working with them. ”

"You have three actor trophies in hand, why did you take on an idol movie, or partner with a few newcomers?"

"Because Ah Guan persuaded me, you decrepit boy! Do what young people should do, you're only 26 years old! Chu Qing shrugged his shoulders and laughed at himself: "I listened to his words and realized that I was really 26 years old, so I took it." ”

"Hahaha!"

There was a burst of laughter around, and when he was about to ask again, Chu Qing hurriedly interrupted: "That." Let's get here first, the premiere is about to start, and it's time for me to get in, and we'll talk again when I have a chance. ”

As he spoke, the goods lowered their heads and squeezed out the wall ring, and the air was instantly refreshing, and they were sweating.

He is no longer a nobody in Hong Kong now, and there is something going on. When the new film is released, there is no need to toss it yourself, and the media will come over to assist.

But it's also very depressing, Hong Kong's entertainment system is too mature. Especially the paparazzi, there is no privacy at all. It's okay for him to party with male friends, but as long as it is replaced by Lin Jiaxin, Lin Jiaxin. Lin Jiaxin...... The paparazzi are like the gods and Buddhas descending from the sky, brushing the perspective of God, and they can't wait to drag them to the hotel. forced to act in a small hairy film.

"Qingzai!"

As soon as he entered the venue, the big-nosed singer greeted him warmly, hugged him suddenly, and said with a smile: "Thank you for coming over so busy!" ”

"Big brother, I'm not busy at all, I'm dying."

"Hey, I'm just polite, why are you so serious?"

Seeing that the god of song was radiant on the stage, and he was also a coquettish comic in life, he immediately complained.

Chu Qing didn't bother to answer, and turned to Lin Jiaxin again, the girl opened her arms early, waiting for him.

“……”

He hesitated, but thinking that if he avoided it, it would be too deliberate, but his heart was weak, so he gently hugged her.

"Thank you, I'm good." Lin Jiaxin leaned to his ear and whispered.

"You're pretty good." He laughed.

A few people simply greeted each other, Chu Qing looked around and said strangely: "Hey, where is Sister Mei?" ”

"She's not feeling well, she'll have to wait until later." Zhang Geshen explained, seeing that the time was almost up, he dragged him into the seat.

There were not many spectators, and only half of the audience was seated, but the film critics and reporters were full of people in the first two rows. This year's Academy Awards, Best Film, Director, Male Lead, Female Lead, Supporting Actress, Screenwriter and other important awards, "Man Forty" was shortlisted, but it was the latest to be released, and there was nowhere to find it if you wanted to comment.

There were fewer guests, and Chu Qing was a big name, sitting next to Lin Jiaxin in the first row. Soon, the lights dimmed, the screen lit up, and the premiere officially began.

The canvas gradually emerges with a shot of the sea, and then it turns to Xueyou's brother sitting under a parasol reading a book.

His character is an "old man who has been teaching for decades, has a wife and children, has no money and is not handsome", but he was liked by a young and beautiful female student.

The rhythm of the film is soothing, and there are only a few fulcrums that support the structure of the story, which are small but full of charm. Even if it is the climax part of the film, it is also a brushstroke, showing the calm forty-year-old life situation.

Zhang Geshen is really a great actor, the whole story is smooth and natural, and there is no trace of carving. Last year, he happened to be forty, and he experienced the years, so in a sense, he can be regarded as his true character.

For Chu Qing, the feeling of watching this movie can only be called "not boring." ”

His own psychological age is very old, but he is by no means as wonderful as the characters in the play: he recites ancient poems from time to time, walks on the beach, and can date young students as a boss...... There is a Mao mid-life crisis, is it a good winner in life?

On the screen, Lin Jiaxin and Xueyou's brother rested in the mall together and ordered two glasses of juice. The man was restrained and uneasy, with a certain sense of shame, for fear of letting acquaintances see it, but the girl had no scruples and pressed forward step by step.

She took two sips of juice, suddenly swapped with the other party's share, deliberately bit the straw that the man had contained, and then the corners of her lips were slightly curled, her eyes were slightly slanted, and there were three layers of meaning hidden between the small changes:

Tease, provocation, **.

"Tsk!"

Chu Qing couldn't help but slap his slap badly, this scene was too hanging, properly amazing.

Especially when the big close-up of the camera, nailed to her side face at close range, the skin is a little rough and shiny, full of youthful rhythm temptation.

Just four words, it's hard to hold yourself!

"I didn't expect you to be quite feminine." He tilted his head and quipped.

"You see that I learn too much from men."

Lin Jiaxin pouted, she was referring to Zhan Ruiwen's class, when she often pretended to be a man, often causing the audience to die.

In fact, the relationship between the two is very wonderful, let's say it is far away, but they can see each other very privately, like when rehearsing a stage play. I've seen how ugly and cowardly, and how undisciplined. But if you talk about intimacy, you don't have the kind of close friends who talk about everything and ignore gender, and always maintain some weird politeness and proportion.

Halfway through the film, Anita Mui was late, and the cat walked through the waist and sat next to her Xueyou.

"How?" The god of song asked with concern.

"It's nothing, it's just that the rest is not good." Ah Mei stroked her chest and gasped, "How is the reaction?" ”

"It's plain."

"Hey, Qingzai is here too?" She glanced around and smiled.

"yes. That kid has some free time. "The god of song expressed disdain.

The 100-minute film was quickly finished, and when the lights came back on, the audience applauded.

The audience who came to see it must be lovers of literary films, and there are no aesthetic differences, and those film critics are even more partial to this kind of movie, plus the quality itself is good. It is a rare Hong Kong-made masterpiece in recent years, and the score will naturally not be low.

Director Xu Anhua led a group of main creators to the stage to thank them, and the reporter hurriedly snapped to take pictures.

Chu Qing originally wanted to take the opportunity to slip away, but Lin Jiaxin kept staring at him. As soon as there was a movement, he squinted his eyes and swept over. The creature smiled and sat down.

After the premiere, there was also a small dinner. He didn't like to participate in this anymore. Just now, the two of them were talking about this, and the girl wanted him to play. He refused again and again, but the result was still inescapable.

……

Nine o'clock, the private hall of the hotel.

Don't look at some celebrities who don't like to go to the theater, but this kind of occasion is a proper true love, especially those little actors and young models, who are on the edge of the entertainment industry, in case of a big boss, it is easy to struggle for ten years.

Although there were not many people at the premiere, when they arrived at the stall of the dinner, they didn't know where to get out, and dozens of men and women shuttled among the drunken fans, and the fun was boundless.

The filmmakers and main creators of "Forty Men" are together, which is not only a celebration but also a reunion.

Chu Qing sat bored in the corner, leaning on the big crimson sofa, holding a cup in his hand, but he didn't bother to drink, only counting the strings of crystal beads hanging down next to him to play.

1，2，3，4……

He counted them back and forth three times, and there were forty-nine in all.

"Mr. Chu, is there anyone here?"

With the sound of light clattering high heels, a watery girl in a long-legged white dress approached and bent down slightly. She is quite tall, about 175+, with beautiful eyebrows and a polite attitude, and her impression is quite good.

"Uh, no." He was stunned and stiffened.

The girl blinked, directly deceived him a few inches to his side, and said with a smile: "I'm your fan, I'm so glad to see you today." ”

"Thank you, I don't need to call you, that's so polite."

"Heh......"

The girl covered her mouth and smiled, and said, "I have seen all your works, and I like your performance in "Xiao Wu" the most. ”

"Oh?"

Now he was surprised, most people will mention "Suzhou River", "Platform" or "Lan Yu", and never say "Xiao Wu".

"Why? I'm very rusty in this film. He was in a bit of a mood.

"Why, I think you contributed the most natural performance, and the ...... after you" Sister Zifang said this, and was suddenly interrupted by another person.

"I'm sorry, this young lady, I have something to discuss with him, can you avoid it for a while." Lin Jiaxin didn't know when she came over, smiled, and couldn't refuse.

"Then I'll take my leave." The long-legged girl squinted her eyes and left politely.

Chu Qing was more confused, waited for her to sit down, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"It's okay!" Lin Jiaxin poured a glass of wine and dried it in one gulp.

"Then why are you driving people away?" He wondered.

"You are Tang Seng meat now, I'll help you drive out the goblins." She laughed.

“……”

To be honest, with his current status, he is definitely a resource that a newcomer can stammer, not to mention that he is still so young, tsk, a genuine strange man.

"Well, I think, I think that girl is pretty good." Chu Qing scratched his head.

Lin Jiaxin bent the corners of her mouth, didn't squeak, and drank another glass of wine.

"Hey, why do you want me to stay, just to drink with you?" He hurried to stop it.

"Of course, I don't have any friends in Hong Kong." She was right.

He choked immediately, drink and drink, no matter how hypocritical he is, he doesn't know what to do.

At this time, the nature of the dinner party gradually changed, Amei and Xueyou Brother are seniors, even if they attend to give face, they have already quietly flashed people. The rest are all small goods that have nothing to do with the film, but are specially used to rub parties and make contacts.

Each partner is grouped into a handful of children in twos and threes, chatting half-truths or flirting.

Lin Jiaxin drank a lot with the crew before, and then she drank with Chu Qing, and after a few cups, her eyes couldn't help but be a little confused, and she was a little drunk.

"Qingzai, what do you think of my acting?"

She shook her head slightly, her body was not sitting steadily, and her whole person looked like a swaying sweet peony. She is two years younger than him, and she is never called Brother Qing, she always smiles and learns that Zhan Ruiwen is called Qingzai.

"Yes, this year's best newcomer is guaranteed to be yours." He praised from the bottom of his heart.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true, your current level is much better than when I first met you."

"Then I, am I an actor?" She was still not confident.

"Well, very good actors." Chu Qing said with a smile.

“……”

Lin Jiaxin listened, pursed her lips tightly, and suddenly lowered her head, unable to see her face clearly, as if there was a trace of sobbing and trembling. After a while, she raised her eyes again and said, "Do you know what my favorite sentence is?" ”

Without waiting for the other party to answer, he chuckled and said, "It's that others tell me that you have improved." ”

“……”

Chu Qing was also silent.

She debuted in Taiwan at the age of sixteen, and was banned twice at a young age, during which she worked hard, needless to say. And six years later, he switched from the music industry to film, worked hard countless times, and finally achieved something.

I am afraid that no one can understand the complex taste.

The two continued to talk for a long time, and this shy and shy girl, with the strength of alcohol and excitement, rarely opened her heart to others. Chu Qing also talked a lot about the hardships when he didn't debut, eating hot noodles in an aluminum lunch box in the dilapidated courtyard.

Until eleven o'clock, the dinner ended.

The wine was drunk and the words were hearty, and it would have been a perfect night without the drunken man in front of him.

Chu Qing looked at Lin Jiaxin, who was soft into a puddle of mud, and sighed, for Mao to always encounter this kind of thing? It's like fighting a boss and dropping a treasure chest, everyone else is a big red hand, and you can use it when you open it. He is the only one, with a full set of epic equipment, but he is a tenth-level rotten bird.

No way, he opened the girl's small purse, flipped out the phone, found her agent's number and dialed it.

"Hey, Sister Quan, it's me, Qingzai."

"Jiaxin is drunk, can you come and pick it up? What the...... Uh, okay, I'll wait a minute. ”

People don't have time now, so they said that they would come over as soon as they dealt with the matter, and let them wait first.

The hall was closed, and the cleaner began to clean up the battlefield, and he half-hugged the drunken man to the café on the first floor, said hello to the waiter, and borrowed two places.

Lin Jiaxin leaned on his shoulder in a daze, because she was wearing a small dress, she was afraid that she would be cold, and she was still wearing Chu Qing's blazer.

Even in the middle of the night, the streets outside are still bright, and the young people who travel at night are talking and laughing and running into the distance.

The large glass window reflected the shadows of the two people, one sitting upright, sad, and the other reclining, quiet and sleeping. (To be continued......)